PRELUDE: Prelude on “Rhosymedre” by Ralph Vaughan-Williams
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name! [Coronation]
PRAYER OF PRAISE
INTROIT: All to Jesus by Steve Ragsdale/arr. by Hal Wright
All to Jesus I surrender; all my heart, every part. And these hands will carry out his plans; I surrender all. I will give my life to Jesus; every dream, everything. And these feet will follow where he leads; I surrender all. All to Jesus I surrender; there is nothing else that matters more than this. With my worship I will serve him; my life is his.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF PARDON
SONG OF GRATEFUL PRAISE: I Will Exalt My God, My King [Te Exaltaré, Mi Dios]
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Matthew 22:1-10
HYMN: I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table [Welcome Table]
SERMON: “The God of Wrong Choices”
ANTHEM: I Hear Thy Welcome Voice by Leland B. Sateren; Mark Waters, tenor solo
I hear Thy welcome voice that calls me, Lord, to thee for cleansing in Thy precious blood that flowed on Calvary. ‘Tis Jesus calls me on to perfect faith and love, to perfect hope, and peace, and trust, for earth and heaven above. I am coming, Lord! Coming now to Thee! Wash me, cleanse me in the blood that flowed on Calvary. All hail, atoning Lamb! All hail, redeeming grace! All hail, the Gift of Christ, our Lord, our strength and righteousness. Amen. [Lewis Hartsough]
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
HYMN: We Will Go Out with Joy [We Will Go Out with Joy]
BENEDICTION
CHORAL RESPONSE: Friend, There is a Welcome by Roderick P. Thompson
Friend, there is a welcome in this church for thee; come in and rest, and think, and kneel and pray; what men have builded for God’s glory see. Give thanks, and so in peace go on thy way. [inscribed on the portal stone in Shrewsbury Abbey]
POSTLUDE: Allegro (from “Fantasie in Eb”) by Camille Saint-Saëns
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